#owl

Throughout human history beauty has been seen as a gift from God, but Mom had another notion; she thought that beauty could be earned through self-knowledge. It may be a revolutionary idea, but it has offered me great comfort. ↗

— Ruth Reichl

#self-knowledge #beauty

Nothing is more beautiful than to know all. ↗

— Athanasius Kircher

#knowledge #beauty

If a Manx cat tells you that it is trying to preserve its long, beautiful tail, you don't have to believe it - especially if you have eyes. ↗

— Idries Shah

#have-a-care #knowledge #proof #beauty

Maybe some are so busy waiting, they forget what indescribable beauty is right there in front of them. ↗

— Adam Young

#beauty

Without doubt, it is the greatest act of courage that is often the most fearful. ↗

— Christine Brodien-Jones

#the-owl-keeper #courage

Knowledge is the heritage of man,but only the courageous inherit it. ↗

— Aivy Denisse Sto.Domingo

#courage

Learning To believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one human life. ↗

— Czesław Miłosz

#learning #life #self-knowledge #life

People changed. Even the people you thought you knew as well as you knew yourself. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#change

Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do). ↗

— Stephen R. Covey

#habit #knowledge #skill #change

I don’t dwell on the fact that I may have ridden on planes. That which I can’t remember having needed, I simply accept. It is the most preferable kind of self-insight: one that does not require any accompanying change in behavior. ↗

— Benson Bruno

#funny #planes #self-knowledge #change